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Asia Pacific Electrical Testing

Australia & New Zealand RCM Mark

As of March 1, 2013, the RCM mark will be the only mark to indicate compliance with the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) regulatory arrangements for telecommunications, radio, EMC and electromagnetic energy (EME).

All new devices that are physically labeled for the first time from March 1, 2013 will need to be labeled with the RCM. The use of the C-Tick and A-Tick marks on all legacy products will be phased out by March 1, 2016.

MET is accredited by A2LA or NVLAP to test to the following standards for Australia & New Zealand:

A2LA

0591.01

0591.02

0591.03

0591.04

0591.05

0591.06

NVLAP

100273-0

200445-0

600134-0

AS/NZS CISPR 15 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment

AS/NZS 1044 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical motor-operated and thermal appliances for household and similar purposes, electric tools and similar electric apparatus

AS/NZS 2279.3 (2001): EMC Part 3-3: Limits – Limitations of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker, in public low-voltage supply-systems, for equipment with rated current <=16 A per phase and not subject to conditional connections

AS/NZS 4268 Radio equipment and systems – Short range devices – Limits and methods of measurement

AS/NZS 4281 Radiocommunications requirements for cordless telephones operating in the 1.7 MHz and between 30 and 41 MHz frequency bands

MET also performs telecom testing to PTC 200, PTC 220, TNA 134 (ISDN) for New Zealand, and to these standards for Australia:

AS/ACIF S002

AS/ACIF S003

AS/ACIF S016

AS/ACIF S041.1

AS/ACIF S041.2

AS/ACIF S043.1

AS/ACIF S043.2

AS/CA S002

AS/CA S003.1

AS/CA S003.2

AS/CA S003.3

China CCC Mark & Taiwan BSMI Mark

China is home to MET Laboratories’ largest foreign office. Asia is an important and growing market for MET customers. For manufacturers seeking to access the China or Taiwan market, MET can help with safety and EMC testing for the BSMI mark (Taiwan) or safety and EMC testing for the CCC mark (China).

For Asian manufacturers seeking to access the North American market, MET’s China office provides product safety evaluation and testing services.Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, MET’s product safety engineers evaluate manufacturing facilities and team with local partner test labs for product safety testing. Compliance is required to access the North American marketplace, and the MET mark is a growing alternative to UL. To find out more, visit the MET China website that is dedicated to helping China manufacturers gain North American NRTL safety certification.

MET also performs telecom testing to ADSL01 & PSTN01 for Taiwan, and analog testing to YD/T 514-1998 for China.

Ford Motor Company Case Study

In 2010, MET Labs China received a phone call from Ford Motor Company regarding the safety certification of control panels which were to be installed in the automotive manufacturer’s Michigan assembly plant.

During the phone conversation, MET realized Ford China needed not only a certificate on their products, but also a packaged solution that included design, materials, and documentation assistance.

As soon as possible, a MET sales executive and product safety engineer traveled to Wuxi city in Huishan District to meet with Ford and their OEM manufacturer. The OEM is Jiangsu Miracle Logistics System Engineering Co., Ltd. (JML), the largest automotive contract manufacturer in China.

Not all product categories are subject to regulatory compliance in India.

Japan VCCI Mark

MET Labs can help Japanese companies access the North American market, and North American companies access the Japanese market.

For electronic manufacturers seeking to enter the Japanese market, MET Labs can help attain the VCCI Mark for EMC. MET’s facilities are registered in accordance with the Rules for the Voluntary Control Measures, provided by The Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI), to test Information Technology Equipment to the Technical Requirements under V-3/2011.04.

For Japanese telecom approvals, MET tests to JATE 1.5M, 2M & Analog.

For product safety certification, MET partners with COSMOS, a Japanese-accredited Authorized Assessment Body that has been approved by MET to perform testing which can lead to MET safety certification for the US and Canadian market.

COSMOS will also perform the required factory follow-up inspections in Japan.

Korea KC Mark

Under phase I of the APEC TEL MRA, MET is a recognized CAB – a designated foreign lab performing EMC KC testing for the Korean marketplace. Korea’s Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) will accept MET testing and reports and will issue certificates to customers that submit MET test reports.

MET has signed an MoU with these Korean laboratories:

Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR)

EMC Research Institute (ERI)

Korea Electrical Testing Institute

Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL)

These MET partners will allow Korean-based manufacturers requiring safety certifications for North America to gain it locally.

Conversely, North American-based customers can attain market access in Korea by working with MET. These partnerships will give manufacturers the ability to reduce certification costs while improving their time to market.

Russia GOST R & CU TR

n February 2013 the national Russian certification system GOST R and national Russian technical regulation “On Safety of Machinery Equipment” were withdrawn.

Simultaneously, the new Customs Union Technical Regulation (CU TR) for most electrical products was enforced in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

Earlier issued GOST R certificates will be valid until March 15, 2015. After that, the new EAC mark must be used.

The Common Production Mark will be used for marking of products in the Customs Union (CU) and Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC or EurAsEC). The Customs Union is made up of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. EAEC countries include the CU countries, plus Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

The Mark is analogous with the European Union’s CE mark for product safety.

Of note:There are a number of changes in the CU TR for manufacturers of mass-produced products.
Here are a couple of the most significant:

The certification applicant must have a formal relationship (contract) with a Russian representative legal entity. With GOST, this was not required.

Mandatory factory audits are performed by a Russian certification body. With GOST, a test lab could do this.

MET partners with Russian ELMAS Group for market access to Russia and CIS Countries. ELMAS is a Russian-accredited Authorized Assessment Body and can provide product certification services for any North American company planning to access the Russian Federation (RF) market.

Singapore Electrical Testing

MET can help manufacturers selling in Singapore to attain the PSB mark or CB Scheme certification.